Akiko Kitamura

Akiko Kitamura (北村 明子, Kitamura Akiko, born November 23, 1988)[1] is a Japanese former competitive figure skater. She won two gold medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix circuit and qualified for three ISU Junior Grand Prix Finals. She represented Japan at the 2005 World Junior Championships and the 2006 Four Continents Championships.

Japanese name
Kanji北村明子
Kanaきたむら あきこ
Akiko Kitamura
Personal information
Country representedJapan
Born (1988-11-23) November 23, 1988
Kyoto, Japan
Height1.51 m (4 ft 11 1⁄2 in)
Former coachMie Hamada
Former choreographerTom Dickson
Skating clubDaigo Kyoto City Club
Began skating1995
Retired2011
ISU personal best scores
Combined total132.86
2005 JGP Canada
Short program47.14
2005 JGP Canada
Free skate89.16
2004 JGP Romania

Programs
Season Short program Free skating
2005–2006
[2]
2004–2005
[3]
  • Poeta
    by Vicente Amigo
2003–2004
[4]
  • Capriccio Espagnol
    by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov

Competitive highlights
International[1]
Event 98–99 99–00 00–01 01–02 02–03 03–04 04–05 05–06 06–07 07–08 08–09
Four Continents 9th
Junior Worlds 14th
JGP Final 8th6th8th
JGP Canada 1st
JGP Czech Republic 3rd
JGP Hungary 4th
JGP Norway 9th
JGP Poland 2nd2nd
JGP Romania 1st
National[1][5]
Japan Champ. 5th10th 27th
Japan Jr. Champ. 7th14th4th3rd18th
Japan Nv. Champ. 17th B 5th B 4th A 5th A
WD = Withdrew

References
  1. "Akiko KITAMURA". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on September 7, 2016. Retrieved September 7, 2016.
  2. "Akiko KITAMURA: 2005/2006". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on May 23, 2006.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  3. "Akiko KITAMURA: 2004/2005". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on February 5, 2005.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. "Akiko KITAMURA: 2003/2004". International Skating Union. Archived from the original on April 13, 2004.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. "|Japan Skating Federation Official Results & Data Site|". www.jsfresults.com. Retrieved 2020-05-18.


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